English Explanatory Dictionary

foodie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

Pronunciation

/ˈfuːdi/ En-au-foodie.ogg

Word forms

foodie foodies

Etymology

From food + -ie. Popularized by Ann Barr and Paul Levy in The Official Foodie Handbook (1984). Levy credits New York food critic Gael Greene with the coinage. The word was used by Greene in a 1980 article in New York magazine, see quotations.

Synonyms

chowhound foodist foodista gastronaut gourmand

Derived words

fast-foodie foodie call foodie-ism foodyism
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